John David Kramer

Brief Life History of John David

When John David Kramer was born on 28 July 1939, in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States, his father, Claude John Kramer, was 29 and his mother, Dorothy Ruth Carpenter, was 24. He lived in United States in 1935 and Beltsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States in 1966. He registered for military service in 1966. He died on 25 May 1966, at the age of 26, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claude John Kramer
1909–1984
Dorothy Ruth Carpenter
1914–2000
John David Kramer
1939–1966

Sources (4)

  • John Kramer, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John David Kramer, "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003"
  • John David Kramer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1941

Ho Chi Minh returns to Vietnam.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (mainly Krämer); Dutch: occupational name for a shopkeeper or trader, from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German krām ‘trading post, tent, booth’. This surname is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in Britain, Poland, and France (Alsace and Lorraine); see also 2 below. In part, Kramer is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Kraemer .

Americanized or Germanized form of Polish Kramarz , Czech Kramář, Slovak Kramár, Slovenian (compare 3 below), Croatian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian Kramar .

Slovenian: variant of Kramar . Compare 2 above and Cramer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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